New York, NY – Pianist Haskell Small will perform Federico Mompou's complete Musica Callada on Sunday, December 16 – 4 PM at the Music Room of The Phillips Collection, 1600 21st Street, NW in Washington, D.C.

Mompou's magnum opus, these 28 pieces in 4 books are mostly slow and meditative, full of an exquisite Catalan-flavored song. Musica Callada translates roughly as "quiet music". In Mompou's words, "this music has no air or light...it is a weak heartbeat, but its mission is to reach the profound depths of our soul and the secret regions of our spirit's spirit". At times mystical, sometimes luminous, and with an occasional outburst (Mompou refers to "the clamor of solitude"), this music has continued to captivate Haskell Small for a number of years now.

Phillips Collection concerts are not ticketed and seating is unreserved, however, early arrival is recommended. The concerts are included in the price of museum admission. For more about this concert, visit http://www.phillipscollection.org/html/concerts.html.

Following in the tradition of 18th and 19th century pianist/composers, Haskell Small is an accomplished composer as well as pianist. He has received commissions from such organizations as the Phillips Collection, Washington Performing Arts Society, Three Rivers Piano Competition, Washington Metropolitan Philharmonic, Georgetown Symphony and Paul Hill Chorale, and he was the winner of the 1999 Marin Ballet Dance Score Competition. His music has been recorded for Museum Music, Orion, Northeastern, Ongaku, Centaur, 4Tay, Albany and Klavier. In recent seasons, Mr. Small has made several tours of Japan and performed piano recitals in New York, Paris and London. You can read Lisztian Sparkle, a marvelous interview with the pianist/composer in England's Music & Vision classical music webmagazine at http://www.mvdaily.com/articles/2002/05/small1.htm.

For more information about Haskell Small, visit him at his website – http://www.jamesarts.com/h-small/, or contact Jeffrey James Arts Consulting at 516-586-3433 or jamesarts@worldnet.att.net.

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